John Uranga, III v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Whether the implied bias doctrine constitutes clearly established federal law
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Where there exists intra and inter-circuit splits among the federal courts of appeals on a question of exceptional importance concerning “structural erros," should the Supreme Court grant a writ of certiorari te resolve the issue of whether the implied bias doctrine constitutes clearly established federal law? : Il. Where the Supreme Court has repeatedly held in a multitude of cases, that ‘sjolations ef constitutional magnitude can never be de minimis," in the context of juror bias where the defendant on trial had committed a crime previously against the juror, should a determination of bias be predicated on whether or not the crime involved a de minimis loss to the victim/juror? . wir